Week 24 Flashcards
An agreement in which each side in a conflict gives up some of what it wants
Compromise
Stated that a Texas president could not serve consecutive terms
Constitution of 1836
War between the United States and Mexico after the annexation of Texas. Mexico claimed the Neuces river as its border while the U.S. Texas claimed the rio grande
Mexican American war
Treaty that had ended the Mexican American war. Gave the U.S. Most of the southwestern U.S. . Rio grande is considered the southern boundary of Texas. Mexico accepts Texas as part of the U.S. . The U.S. Pays Mexico 15 million
Treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo
Set the boundary between Texas and New Mexico. Texas received $10 million to pay off its debt in exchange for giving up parts of there northern and western territory
Compromise of 1850